Changes in children's nature-based experiences near home: From spontaneous play to adult-controlled, planned and organised activities

Children's Geographies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-354

  Skår, Margrete ^a   Krogh, Erling ^b  

^a University of Life Sciences   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nature near home; Outdoors; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957848437     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280903024506     Document Type: Article

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